1 Corinthians 13:11 What stage of maturity are you?

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1 Corinthians 13:11 What stage of maturity are you? Stage 1: Infant

1 Corinthians 13:11 What stage of maturity are you? When a person desires God’s will, they need to know where they are in Christ. You must be honest with yourself after this test.

1 Corinthians 13:11 What stage of maturity are you? Most of us like projecting something about ourselves that is not true. This is because of pride.

1 Corinthians 13:11 What stage of maturity are you? 3 areas: One way to prove where you are in the spirit is, how do you speak to others.

1 Corinthians 13:11 What stage of maturity are you? Children communicate by crying. If using your body instead of words is your way to reach to God then you haven't grown in a certain part in your life.

1 Corinthians 13:11 What stage of maturity are you? If you use your emotion to communicate to someone , you are still acting like a child. Stage 1- Infant

1 Corinthians 13:11 What stage of maturity are you? A child desires to be pampered. You are in stage 1 if you want “right now gratification”.

1 Corinthians 13:11 What stage of maturity are you? The House of the Lord can be unpleasant at times, but you need to overcome challenges in order to grow in the Spirit.

1 Corinthians 13:11 What stage of maturity are you? If what you do is to get people to notice you, you are in stage 1. A stage 1 believer wants all attention on themselves.

1 Corinthians 13:11 What stage of maturity are you? How do you pray and what they do they consist of? If your prayers are all about improving yourself, then you are in stage 1.

1 Corinthians 13:11 What stage of maturity are you? How we pray is indicative in the stage we are in. The church is not about the feelings of the believer. The church is to raise the believer.

1 Corinthians 13:11 What stage of maturity are you? Infants do things that adults will not do because of wisdom. Sincere milk are for the infants, strong meat are for adults.

1 Corinthians 13:11 What stage of maturity are you? What do you ask for in a relationship? Is everything about you?

1 Corinthians 13:11 What stage of maturity are you? Are your relationships one sided? When someone corrects you, how do you respond?